Auction 021
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
By Kedem
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Jan 14, 2020
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem. , Israel
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LOT 16:
Collection of JNF Stamps
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Collection of JNF Stamps
Collection of stamps (paper labels) that were printed by the Jewish National Fund and whose purchase constituted a donation to the activity of the JNF. [Europe and Israel, early 20th century to 1980s].
The collection contains: * Early "Zion" stamps. * Six Herzl stamps (different colors, 1909). * Nine stamps after Lilien's painting (A Jew by the Western Wall, 1911). * Four color stamps on the subject of settlement and building (1915). * Booklet (incomplete) with stamps of sites in Israel (Herzl House, Beit Shemesh, the "Herzliya" gymnasium and more, 1919). * Four full booklets with stamps showing the map of Israel and the map of Jerusalem, in different colors. * A booklet with four sheets of stamps - the full (small) alphabet series, in different colors (112 stamps). * Stamps from the series "We Shall not Forget You the Diaspora!" (Hebrew) glued in a booklet for children. * Additional stamps, from later years.
A total of several hundred stamps. Size and condition vary. Most of the stamps are in very good condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
